ANTOINE GRIEZMANN

After they sold top scorer Diego Costa and fullback Felipe Luis to Chelsea, some predicted Atletico Madrid would struggle to repeat their achievements in 2013-14 when they won La Liga and reached the Champions League final.
The high-profile departures also included goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who returned to parent club Chelsea after...

Barcelona: Antoine Griezmann headed two goals for Atletico Madrid in a 3-1 victory over Levante to keep them on the shoulders of the La Liga leaders on Saturday.6
The in-form Frenchman headed in a deflected Guilherme Siqueira cross after 17 minutes against a Levante side that was struggling to cope with...

Spanish champions Atletico Madrid have moved to bolster their attack by agreeing to sign France World Cup winger Antoine Griezmann from Real Sociedad.
"Atletico de Madrid and Real Sociedad have reached an agreement for the transfer of Antoine Griezmann," Atletico said on their website (www.clubatleticodemadrid.com) on Monday.
"The young French football player...

Rio de Janeiro: Despite the hype about its attacking flair, France failed to deliver the goals in the World Cup quarterfinals.
The 1998 champions lacked conviction going forward after missing two early opportunities and eventually lost to Germany 10 on Friday.
Karim Benzema, who scored three goals in France's opening two matches,...

Nice, France: Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann staked his claim for a World Cup starting spot with his first international goal for France, only for midfielder Victor Caceres to do likewise and earn Paraguay a 11 draw with an 89thminute header Sunday in Les Bleus' penultimate warmup game before heading...

Madrid: Antoine Griezmann scored a hattrick on Monday to help Real Sociedad beat Elche 40 in the Spanish league.
The 22yearold French midfielder put the hosts ahead in the fourth minute with a lob over goalkeeper Antonio Rodriguez that defender Damian Suarez then pushed into his own net while trying to...

Madrid: Real Sociedad's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in a decade suffered a setback when they surrendered the lead and lost 21 at fellow European hopefuls Getafe in La Liga on Monday.
The Basque club's reverse at Getafe's Coliseum stadium in Madrid means they still...

Barcelona: Real Sociedad thrashed Valladolid 4-1 with a dizzying attacking display Saturday to provisionally move into fourth place in the Spanish league.
Forward Antoine Griezmann led Sociedad with a double and Imanol Agirretxe and Xabi Prieto added two more goals as the Basque side put on one of the most commanding...

Paris: The French Football Federation sent players a stern warning over their future conduct on Thursday by banning midfielder Yann M'Vila from the national team until the end of June 2014 for going to a nightclub during the playoffs for the 2013 Under21 European Championship.
He will miss the 2014 World...